BOXING.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 26 July 1924, Page 6

BOXING.

CA R PENT! ER DEF BATED. “FOUL” ALLEGED. SX CABLE —PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTRIGHS NEW YORK, July 24. Tunney (the American light-heavy-weight champion) defeated Georges Carpentier (the French boxer), gaining a. technical knock-out when Carpentier failed to respond to the bell for the fifteenth round.

In the first round the Frenchman rushed Tunney and peppered him with lightning blows, Tunney getting 'a hard right to the Frenchman’s jaw. In the second round the pair exchanged rights and Tunney got in a long left to Carpentier’s right eye, which was cut. In the third round Tunney's right landed on Carpentier's head. Then Carpentier landed a beautful right to Tunney’s head and rights were exchanged to the jaw In'"the fourth round Carpentier scored with a left to the jaw and a right to Tunney’s head, which spun the American half-way round. Tunney responded with a stiff right. In the fifth round Carpentier landed a left to the chin aiid the head, but a short- left to Carpentiers jaw landed him on his knees, but he was up immediately. In round six Tunney landed a right uppercut but Carpentier staggered Tunney with a weak right. In the seventh round Carpentier scored a hard right and took several rights and lefts. - Then Carpentier stumbled and fell on his knees in a neutral corner.

In the eighth round Carpentier landed a right to the jaw, and Tunney scored a left to the jaw. Carpentier showered rights 'and lefts, driving Tunney to the ropes. In the ninth round Carpentier stung Tunney and ia vicious right drove the American to the ropes, hut the hell interrupted this advantage. » In the tenth round Tunney knocked Carpentier to the floor ivith a right. He was up at the count of six, Imt went down again to a similar blow, getting s up at the count of one. The Frenchman, was, weakening and Tunney was trying frantically for a knockout. The referee attempted to stop the fight, hut Carpentier brushed him back and ! flew at Tunney They mixed furiously. The Frenchman was punch drunk, but kept boring in. A right dropped C'ai'pentier again, but he ywas up at- the count of eight. in the eleventh round Tunney staggered Carpentier with a left, followed by a right and left- to the body, which forced Carpentier to hang on. Carpentier landed a. left to l the jaw, and then Tunney rushed the Frenchman to the corner with a, left to the head. Carpentier stumbled to the floor, but was no immediately and clinched in a neutral corner.

In the twelfth round Tunney was warned lor hitting low. Oarpent-ier landed a right- to the jaw, Tunney countering _ with a harder right to the face. Carpentier’s left staggered Tunney. . Tunney’s left found ”Carpentier’s jaw at the bell. In the thirteenth round Carpentier rushed Tunney with rights and lefts to the head, and then clinched. Carpentier was warned for hitting low Carpentier staggered Tunney with a right cross, hut the American countered with a right hook to C’arpenijer’s head. Both landed rights to the head and both fought furiously at cose range. They were clinched atthe bell.

X L I , fourteenth round Tunney rushed Carpentier, who ducked and lifted Tunney off the floor, swin<nnohim around m mid-air. The pair ext changed rights to the head. Then iunney landed a right upper cut Carpentiers mouth was bleeding. Tunney landed on the body and Carpentier yelled “foul.” The blow sent him to the mat writhing with pain, but the referee ordered .mm to continue. Carpentier’s handlers rushed into the ring and dragged him to the corner at the bell. DeW-hanips (Carpentier s manager) attempted to argue with the referee, who ruled that the blow was legal. When the bell sounded for the fifteenth round the Frenchman on mo out but sank to the floor and doubled up I hen he groped around the riim attempting to find Tunney to renew the battle m a semi-cron ched position Ihe referee waved Tunney to the C or'nei with the idea of stopping the match, and Carpentier rolled to the floor. The result was; bedlam dui coni usion. Deschamps rushed to the referee, yelling “Foul,” while, the anofWctory Tim hey’s arm in token j ° X the s P ee tators thought, the I final blow was a foul and “booed” the decision and cheered Carpentier to the ropes aS 10 " aS as * istGd through the FIRPO NOT WANTED. mi i NEW Julv 2-1 -\,™Y dpport , atlon of Buis Firpo, the V I r°i ltl | llian po:u- yweight boxer, is domandod ol the United States attorney NWY* 0 " )y ,,lla ' n Chase, head of the e4s 3° r i Cmc Lea " ue ' “in the intorrnSr? n G Cll , aSe said Fir P° camG to the 4'!fi i / St u tG f - Wlth Blanche Lourdes staged to be hi s typiste, who was held to S'tn S n,b a,,d ™ dl,a,, y ad oVed _„„_T 0 to Cuba. ihe Canon said lie ; a f™ able tO . understand why she was iefused permission to land and Firpo was allowed to enter. 1